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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Chinese government accuses 130,000 Communist troops of launching an offensive along the Yangtze River, threatening Nanking and Shanghai. Protest lodged with U.S. envoy General Marshall; Communists counter that government is provoking civil war.
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NANKING, July 17, (AP) The Chinese government charged today that 130,000 Communist troops had opened an offensive along the Yangtse river and were attacking only 20 miles from Nanking and 45 miles from Shanghai.
The government carried a protest to General Marshall, asserting the Communists intended to sweep up key cities and ports along the 175 miles of the mighty river, between this port and Shanghai.
The Communists had complained to the special U. S. envoy late yesterday, charging the government was provoking this East China fighting and the situation was "heading directly into a full-scale civil war."
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Nanking
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July 17
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communist offensive threatening nanking (20 miles away) and shanghai (45 miles away); intent to capture key cities and ports along 175 miles of yangtze river
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Chinese government charged that 130,000 Communist troops opened an offensive along the Yangtze River, attacking near Nanking and Shanghai. Government protested to General Marshall about Communist intentions. Communists complained to U.S. envoy that government was provoking East China fighting leading to full-scale civil war.